POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA
“Executive power of
state shall be vested in the president” says article 53.
President is a head of union, but a ceremonial head of state, just like
the queen in England.
Administrative powers
He is a formal head of the state, every executive action,
are done under the name of president of India, every officers of various
departments, will work as subordinate of
president, he should be briefed about every action of government.
A president enjoys the power to appoint or remove high
dignitaries of state ,
he appoints Prime Minister of India , Union Ministers, the Attorney General of India , the Comptroller
and Auditor General of India, Judges of Supreme court , High Courts, Governors
of the state, the Finance Commission ,
UPSC and Joint Commission , appointment
of the Chief
of Election Commission is also under his jurisdiction. Officers for Schedule
Tribe and Schedule Caste , Commission for notifying schedule areas, Backward Classes,
Official Language or Linguistic Minority are directly monitored by the president.
While making various appointments a president consults
persons, other than his minister, for example for appointment of judges of
supreme court, he take advice from Chief Justice of India article (124(2), and normally he get consultations
and advice from Council of minister are
to be accepted by president, under Article 74(1).
President can remove them, by recommendation of parliament,
like Attorney General of India, Ministers, Governor of states, Chairman of PSC
(Public service commission), Judges and Election Commissioner.
Military powers
He is supreme commander of all defense forces.
He can declare war or peace, but a De-facto power resides in
Indian parliament.
He also appoints army, navy and air force chiefs. (by
recommendation of parliament)
LEGISLATURE POWER
He can summons parliament, he can call joint sitting of both
houses, if he find lower house hung house, he can dissolve lower house also.
After every election, first sitting is addressed by
president, where both house member are assembled, and he starts parliament.
Art. 85,108.
Appoints any member as Protem-speaker.
He nominates 12 members in Rajyasabha, and if Anglo-Indians
are not represented adequately, he appoints two Anglo-Indians to Loksabha.
Bill become law only when, president gives nod to bill. A
president can give his assent to bill or he can keep his assent for the bill or
he can return the bill for reconsideration of the parliament although money bills cant be returned .he can promulgate
ordinances when parliament is not working
later these ordinances should be approved by parliament , he even enjoys
the right to roll back the ordinance.
DIPLOMATIC POWERS
All international treaties agreements summits are negotiated in the name of president .
Later they are subjected to get node from parliament.
President heads India in international summits, forums and he s the one who
commands diplomats like ambassadors.
FINANCIAL POWERS
Introducing e money bill in the parliament needs
recommendation of president. his recommendation is imperative for demand of grant. He is member of finance
commission , formed every five
years that consider distribution of
revenue between the center and the state.
JUDICIAL POWERS
Chief justice and judges of supreme court and high court
appointed by him .
Supreme court advise him regarding an issue concerning law
but that advise is not binding on the
president of India
He is the one who has the authority to pardon reprieve
respite suspension remission or commutation
of punishment or court martial, or
death sentence. { under article 72}
EMERGENCY POWERS
He is the authority who proclaims emergency India , categorized into
three type of emergencies , national
emergency ( article 352) , president rule ( article 356 and 365) , and financial emergency
( article 360)
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, is the Current president of India .
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